Fact check: Why are our energy bills so high?
Sandra Bell 16 Jul 2026
Friends of the Earth’s Sandra Bell examines claims that support for renewable energy is to blame for the UK’s high energy bills and we need to drill for more oil and gas, setting out the evidence that renewables help cut costs and reduce cost-of-living pressures.
Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland (desktop version)
09 Jul 2026External link
Read our report on the spread of pigs and poultry factory farms in Northern Ireland.
Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland (mobile friendly)
09 Jul 2026External link
Read our report on the spread of pigs and poultry factory farms in Northern Ireland.
Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland
09 Jul 2026
Our report, "Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland", illustrates the spread of pig and poultry production over the past 13 years. It does this by showing farm placement, those that hold intensive permits, their proximity to Lough Neagh (the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake) and where their waste is going. Read the report on your mobile or desktop device using the links below...
Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland
09 Jul 202622.51 MB PDF file
This report illustrates the spread of pig and poultry production over the past 13 years by showing farm placement, those that hold intensive permits, their proximity to Lough Neagh and where their waste is going.
Mapped: the Scale of Pig & Poultry Farms in Northern Ireland (mobile friendly)
09 Jul 202622.73 MB PDF file
This report illustrates the spread of pig and poultry production over the past 13 years by showing farm placement, those that hold intensive permits, their proximity to Lough Neagh and where their waste is going.
Nature's in trouble across Europe: Why the EU must stop backtracking
Paul de Zylva 11 May 2026
Senior Policy Analyst Paul de Zylva examines the state of nature in Europe and exposes how the European Commission and Member States are backing away from the urgent action needed to save our wildlife.
How Britain became one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world
Paul de Zylva 20 Apr 2026
Can a country truly claim to be a global climate leader while its own nature crumbles? Paul de Zylva, Friends of the Earth’s Senior Nature Analyst, investigates the gap between the UK’s green rhetoric and the grim reality of its biodiversity collapse. Britain’s natural wealth is in ruins, and as the 2030 deadline approaches, here’s what we need to do to reverse the damage.
Timber and wood products: End exploitation by big business
25 Mar 2026External link
We use wood in all kinds of products, from fuel to furniture. But of all the resources imported into the UK, timber has the largest land footprint. Every year, in places like Brazil and China, an area larger than Scotland is being deforested just to meet the UK's demand.
The Trouble with Timber: Scrutinizing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Certification in Peninsular Malaysia
24 Mar 20263.72 MB PDF fileDirect download
Malaysia exported nearly USD5.4 billion of timber in 2024 from MTCS/PEFC‑certified forest management units in Peninsular Malaysia, but this report finds that weak, state‑level auditing and oversight severely undermine the credibility of those certifications. It finds that certified timber is at clear risk of links to Indigenous rights violations, large‑scale forest conversion (including in ecologically important and protected areas), ecosystem damage, and systemic transparency and complaint‑handling failures.
Tainted timber: appendix
24 Mar 2026311 kB PDF fileDirect download
Tainted Timber: Malaysian certification failures and UK imports - appendix
Protecting the environment, communities and workers in UK supply chains
24 Mar 2026245 kB PDF fileDirect download
This briefing summarises new research showing the failure of Malaysian timber certification and links to UK supply chains, how the UK regulatory regime should be improved and what MPs can do to help.
Q&A: Planning Applications and Data Centres
17 Mar 2026
Friends of the Earth has produced this Q&A to help local communities consider the planning and environmental impacts of applications in their local areas.
Tainted timber: Malaysian certification failures and UK imports
17 Mar 2026
Our new investigation, Tainted timber, reveals serious failings with how timber is being certified as sustainable in Peninsular Malaysia.
Sewage is a dirty word. Regulation isn't.
Paul de Zylva 11 Mar 2026
The sewage pollution scandal shows the dangers of deregulation and weakening standards. Paul de Zylva asks how present ministers can make up for past failures and reboot regulation for good.